American tennis player
Bruce NicholsCountry (sports) | United States |
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Born | (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 68) |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Career record | 3–19 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 275 (December 26, 1979) |
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French Open | 1R (1981) |
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US Open | 2R (1978) |
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Career record | 33–43 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 193 (January 3, 1983) |
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French Open | 2R (1981) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
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US Open | 3R (1981) |
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Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Career
Nichols, of UCLA, partnered with John Austin to win the NCAA Division One doubles championship in 1978.[2] He competed in the main singles draw of the US Open three times, for one win, over Tom Gorman in 1978.[3] In the doubles, Nichols (with David Graham) made the third round of the US Open in 1981 and narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing to John Newcombe and Fred Stolle in five sets.[3] It was in doubles that he had most of his success on tour, winning the Lagos Open in 1980 and finishing runner-up at both South Orange and Bogota the previous year.[3]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (2)
References